All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1068
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Point Blank prepares rites-of-passage tale Tom's Dad
The Way Back producer Joni Levin and co-writer Keith Clarke have boarded the coming-of-age story Tom’s Dad through their Point Blank Productions.
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Redbox, Paramount strike day-and-date deal
Redbox has scored a coup following a deal with Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) that grants the ultra-cheap video rental service the right to rent titles on the same day as the studio’s sell-through launch.
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Rowe, Golihew earn TV publicity stripes at Warner Bros
Scott Rowe has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice-president of worldwide communications at Warner Bros Television Group.
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FilmBuff picks 11/4/08 doc and elects for October release
VOD distributor FilmBuff as picked up Jeff Deutchman’s documentary project 11/4/08 for an October release.
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NewsFilm Movement, Soda Pictures pounce on A Screaming Man
Film Movement has picked up North American rights from Pyramide International to the Chadian Cannes competition entry A Screaming Man.
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NewsStrand takes US rights to Camera D'Or winner Leap Year
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights from Pyramide International to Michael Rowe’s Camera D’Or winner Leap Year (Ano Bisiesto).
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Martin Sheen rounds out casting on The Double
Martin Sheen has joined Hyde Park Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi’s upcoming spy thriller The Double.
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Bedrock Studios, Strange Weather Films form pact
Cary Granat and Ed Jones’ family content provider Bedrock Studios has signed a deal with new producer Strange Weather Films.
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NewsFIP acquires Latin American rights to La Otra Familia
Sanford Panitch’s Fox International Productions (FIP) has acquired Latin American rights to Gustavo Loza’s Mexican film La Otra Familia (The Other Family).
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NewsKing, Berney said to be in talks over distribution venture
Graham King is reportedly preparing to launch a new distribution venture and is in advanced talks with Bob Berney.
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Goi elected to serve second term as ASC president
Michael Goi will serve a second term as president of the American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) and has set education and technology as the organisation’s priorities.
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MPAA coalition urges Congress to block box office trading
A coalition led by the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has urged Congress to block a futures market that will allow large and institutional investors to bet on box office results.
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LA Greek Film Festival hands out Orpheus Awards
Plato’s Academy was named best feature and Colossi Of Love took the documentary award as the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) came to a close.
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The Reverse, Marwencol among big winners at Seattle
Borys Lankosz The Reverse claimed the grand jury prize and Jeff Malmberg’s Marwencol took top documentary honours as the 36th Seattle International Film Festival close at the weekend.
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Close, Franco, Dunst bring their shorts to Palm Springs
Directorial efforts from Glenn Close, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco will be among the line-up at the 16th Palm Springs International ShortFest.
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NewsEighties remake The Karate Kid battles to number one on $56m
Hollywood released an updated a pair of pop culture staples from the 1980s this weekend to mixed results as The Karate Kid from Sony beat Fox’s The A-Team to open top on a terrific $56m, according to studio estimates.
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NewsSex sells overseas for Warner Bros during World Cup
Sex And The City 2 maintained its winning ways overseas thanks to a confirmed $23m haul through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).
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AOP, Castel Film Studios prepare Holocaust hoax tale The Apple
New York-based Atlantic Overseas Pictures (AOP) and Castel Film Studios in Romania have teamed up to produce The Apple based on a screenplay by Ivo Marloh.
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Peter O'Toole to narrate Fantastic Films and House Of Fear's Eldorado
Peter O’Toole has signed on as narrator on Fantastic Films’ and House of Fear’s 3D comedy horror Eldorado.
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NewsLost City Of Z catches fire for Inferno
Los Angeles-based Inferno Entertainment has virtually sold out the upcoming adventure epic The Lost City Of Z, its marquee title that is being lined up for Brad Pitt and director James Gray.